Old English · noun
stanhliþ
Normalised stānhliþ
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈstɑːnˌxliθ/[ˈstɑːnˌl̥iθ]
- Syllables
- ˈstɑːn · ˌxliθ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- sloperocky
Meaning
-
a rocky slope
wǣpen wælġīfru, · wyrd sēo mǣre, ond þās stānhleoþu · stormas cnyssað,
The warriors took away the strength of spears, killing-greedy weapons, the fate is famous and the storms hit these stone slopes,
Eorlas fornōman · asca þrȳþe,
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stānhliþ | stānhleoþu |
| Accusative | stānhliþ | stānhleoþu |
| Genitive | stānhliþes | stānhleoþa |
| Dative | stānhliþe | stānhleoþum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From stān (“stone”) + hliþ (“slope”)
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